SHS 367 - EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
1. In the Fillenbaum studies, subjects saw sentences and were later given a test
and asked to identify which sentence was the one they'd been shown earlier.
Found that people were more likely to pick the sentence that had the same ___
as the original, regardless of ____-ANSWER- meaning, word overlap
2. In the Sachs study, people listened to sentences and were tested on their
memory for sentences between 0 to 160 syllables after the sentence.
Found that ___ memory declines over time while ___ memory stays intact-ANSWER- text,
meaning
3. With sentences, we remember the ___ over time, not the ___-ANSWER- gist, exact wording
4. Basic idea units-ANSWER- Propositions
5. When we hear/read a sentence, ___ are constructed for LTM-ANSWER- meaning propositions
6. enriching the memory of new information by relating it to LTM information
-ANSWER- Elaboration
7. In the Johnson et al. study, people heard sentences and were later given a
memory test
Found that people made memory errors based on ____-ANSWER- inferences
8. When we read/hear sentences, we make ___ based on what we know and later
it's hard to tell what was ___-ANSWER- inferences, presented or inferred
9. When we read/hear a sentence, ___ is stored in WM-ANSWER- surface form
10. When we read/hear a sentence, ___ and ___ are stored in LTM-ANSWER- propositions,
inferences
11. Inferences can lead to ___ errors where people think they heard/read some
thing that was never presented-ANSWER- False recognition
, 12. What are the two levels of discourse structure?-ANSWER- local, global
13. ___ structure is the relationships among the individual sentences-ANSWER- Local
14. ___ structure refers to how well the discourse follows our world knowledge
-ANSWER- Global
15. Local structure establishes the ___ relationships between sentences-ANSWER- semantic
16. Relating a current item (anaphor) with a previous item (antecedent)-ANSWER- Anaphoric
reference
17. Relating a current item (anaphor) with an upcoming item-ANSWER- Cataphoric reference
18. In local structure, when the ___ isn't clear it can lead to confusion-ANSWER- antecedent
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19. The ___ strategy (Clark and Haviland) is based on the maxim of relevance and
states that a listener expects to-ANSWER- know given information and not know new
information
Bc of this, if someone presents given information as new, it sounds weird-ANSWER- Giv
en/new
20. A coherence strategy where the given info directly matches an antecedent
Matching concepts, not words-ANSWER- Direct matching
21. A coherence strategy where the given information matches inferred infor
mation-ANSWER- Bridging
22. A mental structure of known information-ANSWER- Schema
23. Global coherence depends on how well the discourse follows our ____-ANSWER- event
schemas
24. Relating current items with those in another sentence-ANSWER- Reference
25. Using a pronoun-ANSWER- Pronomial
ANSWERS 2026
1. In the Fillenbaum studies, subjects saw sentences and were later given a test
and asked to identify which sentence was the one they'd been shown earlier.
Found that people were more likely to pick the sentence that had the same ___
as the original, regardless of ____-ANSWER- meaning, word overlap
2. In the Sachs study, people listened to sentences and were tested on their
memory for sentences between 0 to 160 syllables after the sentence.
Found that ___ memory declines over time while ___ memory stays intact-ANSWER- text,
meaning
3. With sentences, we remember the ___ over time, not the ___-ANSWER- gist, exact wording
4. Basic idea units-ANSWER- Propositions
5. When we hear/read a sentence, ___ are constructed for LTM-ANSWER- meaning propositions
6. enriching the memory of new information by relating it to LTM information
-ANSWER- Elaboration
7. In the Johnson et al. study, people heard sentences and were later given a
memory test
Found that people made memory errors based on ____-ANSWER- inferences
8. When we read/hear sentences, we make ___ based on what we know and later
it's hard to tell what was ___-ANSWER- inferences, presented or inferred
9. When we read/hear a sentence, ___ is stored in WM-ANSWER- surface form
10. When we read/hear a sentence, ___ and ___ are stored in LTM-ANSWER- propositions,
inferences
11. Inferences can lead to ___ errors where people think they heard/read some
thing that was never presented-ANSWER- False recognition
, 12. What are the two levels of discourse structure?-ANSWER- local, global
13. ___ structure is the relationships among the individual sentences-ANSWER- Local
14. ___ structure refers to how well the discourse follows our world knowledge
-ANSWER- Global
15. Local structure establishes the ___ relationships between sentences-ANSWER- semantic
16. Relating a current item (anaphor) with a previous item (antecedent)-ANSWER- Anaphoric
reference
17. Relating a current item (anaphor) with an upcoming item-ANSWER- Cataphoric reference
18. In local structure, when the ___ isn't clear it can lead to confusion-ANSWER- antecedent
1/5
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Study online at https-ANSWER-//quizlet.com/_f1jztu
19. The ___ strategy (Clark and Haviland) is based on the maxim of relevance and
states that a listener expects to-ANSWER- know given information and not know new
information
Bc of this, if someone presents given information as new, it sounds weird-ANSWER- Giv
en/new
20. A coherence strategy where the given info directly matches an antecedent
Matching concepts, not words-ANSWER- Direct matching
21. A coherence strategy where the given information matches inferred infor
mation-ANSWER- Bridging
22. A mental structure of known information-ANSWER- Schema
23. Global coherence depends on how well the discourse follows our ____-ANSWER- event
schemas
24. Relating current items with those in another sentence-ANSWER- Reference
25. Using a pronoun-ANSWER- Pronomial
